St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-15
MIR. NIITSCH EXPLAINS.
He Claims He Was Misquoted on
His Famous Chicago Speech.

HIS Famous Chicago Speech.
Hon. George Mitsch returned from
Chicago yesterday. A GLOBE reporter
called upon him at his home on Pleasant
avenue last evening and found him
seated with his family enjoying a much
needed rest after a nights ride on the
cars and weeks work at the German
Catholic convention held at Chicago.
MIR. MltSch was mildly indignant at the
reports and dispatches sent out to many
OF the papers, and which, he claimed,
did him gross injustice. He was sur
priSed that men, and intelligent men,
should rush into print scoring him for
otfenSes he never committed, claiming
that at least people should wait and hear
both sides of the story before expressing
their opinions.
He fatty and squarely denied having
made use of the term ''Irish ignoram-
uses" i'll his speech at Chicago, and
said. furthermore that no ailusion
had been made to the Irish
or any other nationality, either by him
self or any other of the delegates. Mr..
A1tsch was very emphatic on this point
and claims that he was misquoted by
eVll-mlnded persons, whose object, he
thought, was to stir up a race quarrel
between the Irish and the Germans. 81
called on Bishop Ireland this morning."
said Mr.. MitSch. land after I had eX-
plalned my actions at the convention at
Chicago, he, the bishop, was fully salts
ned that had been wrOngfully treated.
The Chicago Tribune and Stats
'Zeitung, of Chicago, are
THE ONLY PAPERS
that have published my remarks any,
where near right"
The Chicago Tribune of Sept. 6, of
which MIR. MitSch had copy, quoting
his remarks made on his resolution,
said:
1t is disgrace that the German speaking
residents of America should be held respon-
slple Tor few crazy fanatics and frauds who
pose as anarchists and eXpounders of divine
types The Germans have done much for
ana IN America and should no longer suffer
under the imputation of general radical
opinions" Petitions are being gotten up to
restrict immigration, and this restriction is
INTENDED to work mainly against the German
speaking races Let us see to it that we, as
body, show that we have no common feeling
with these disturbers of social relations.
1t will be seen that the above contains
no mention of the Irish, either as ignOr-
amuseS or otherwise. Regarding the
resolutions advanced at the German
convention, in which Mr.. Mitsch made
reference to the Knights of Labor, Mr..
MltSch said that he has every respect
for this organization of workingmen,
but that he spoke of the ''so-caIled
Knights of Labor" that is, those who
pose only as Knights of Labor; that he
took particular pains in the convention
to explain what and whom he meant.
The first clause of this resolution read:
Whereas the so-called knights of Labor ap-
pear before the public with their empty
phrases and fatueus attempts to help the
workingman and uphold his rights by un-
righteous and illegitimate means
By the term s'So-called Knights of
Labor" Mr.. Mitsch said he meant those
pretending to be Knights of Labor, but
at heart anarchists and socialists. He
judgment in the premises until he
should have a chance to explain his
actions and motives through the pre- SIS.